Furniture structure



Jan. 2 ,1926. 1,569,550

' E. c. KRAHL FURNITURE STRUCTURE Filed April 25 1925 gnoe'nfoz W uwu/ I li atented Jan. 129

EMIL C. KRAHL, OF FAIRVIEW VILLAGE, OI- IIO,

rURivIrURE STRUCTURE.

Application filed April 25, 1825. Serial No. 25,803.

To (ZZZ whom "It may concern."

Be it known that I, EMIL C. KRAHL, a citizen of the United States, residing at F airview Village, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Furniture Structures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in furniture, having for an object the provision of means whereby the usual removable seat cushions will snugly it into a chair, davenport or the like piece of furniture without the necessity of refitting.

Another object is to provide a chair, davenport or the like with a pocket adapted to receive the edge portions of a seat cushion thereby eliminating the necessity for accurate stitching of the edges of the cushion.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

In order that the invention and itsmode of operation may be readily understood by persons skilled in the art, I have in the accompanying illustrative drawings, and in the following detailed description based thereon set out the preferred embodiment of the same.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an upholstered chair constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is a central vertical section taken on the line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line lof Figure 3; and

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the front legs.

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts throughout.

In fitting cushions to upholstered chairs,

davenports and the like, considerable difficulty is experienced due to the variance in the dimensions of the spaces provided for the reception of the cushions, and the cushions themselves. A surprisingly large number of cushions and frames of the chairs or davenports must be materially changed before the parts will fit together in a manner which will permit them to be placed on sale. Furthermore the seams at the edges of the removable cushions are often quite irregular and under ordinary circumstances such cushions could not be used, but with a structure such as I employ and hereinafterset forth the slightdefects such as herein suggested will not prevent use of such cushions.

For the purpose of this application I show an. arm chair embodying my improved structure, though it is obvious that davenports and the like pieces of furniture may be built to include these features. In the structure shown I employ a pair of front corner legs or posts 6 whose structure is clearly shown in Figure 5; these legs or posts each having a recess 7 intermediate their ends and opening. inwardly. The upper ends ofthe posts 6 are enlarged as in ordinary structure. Relatively small legs 8 are arranged rearwardly of the corner posts or legs 6 and are connected thereto adjacent the upper and lower ends by means of sectional frame members or bars 9 and 10. As shown in Figure 3, the upper frame members 9 are horizontally disposed in order that they will properly support the usual padding or upholstery, while the lower frame members 10 are vertically disposed and placed by means of blocks 10 as in the ordinary structure.

Supported on the lower frame members 10 is the usual webbing 11 on which I arrange the cushioning springs 12 in the usual manner. Cotton padding 13 is supported on the upper ends of the springs 12 and is thickened at its forward end 14 for the purpose of reducing or eliminating any tendency of the cushion 15 to become displaced.

In order to provide a continuous pocket 17 for reception of the cushion 15 I arrange in parallel relation with the upper frame member 9 an intermediate sectional frame which consists of three bars 16, connected at their forward ends to the posts as indicated in Figure 4. The two side bars have their lower faces ,alined with the upper walls 7 of the recesses 7 and their rear ends alined with the rear bar 16 whereby to form the pocket 17 in which the edge portions of the cushion 15 are received. noted in Figure 3 that the inner edges of the intermediate bars 16 project inwardly from the rear legs 8 forming a relatively wide surface for contact with the upper face of the cushion 15. In Figure 4 I clearly show the manner of connecting the rear legs and bars 16 which consists of recessing the joined ends of the bars 16 and fitting the legs entirely into the recesses.

The structure herein described in ad- It will be dition to forming a continuous pocket 17 which assures satisfactory fitting of the seat cushions in the remaining structure, materially reduces the amount of fabric ordinarily used in upholstering and consequently cuts the expense materially.

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerable modification, and such modification as may fall within the scope of the appended claim, I consider within the spirit of my invention.

I claim A chair or the like article of furniture including upstanding legs, certain of said legs having horizontally alined recesses in their inner faces, upper and lower frame members interconnecting the legs, intermediate frame members on said legs horizontally alined with the upper ends of said recesses and projecting inwardly to form a continuous pocket for the reception of edge portions of a seat cushion.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signa ture.

'EMIL o. KRAHL. 

